1996 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for Port Adelaide for the 1996 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Alberton Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in the qualifying final, being defeated by Central District in the second semi final and defeating Norwood in the preliminary final, Port Adelaide defeated Central District in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1996 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Club:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-7, P%: 56.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Greg | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Bamford, Tony | 2 | 0 | R18, GF | |
| Borlase, Darryl | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Brown, David | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Burgoyne, Peter | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Dylan, Jason | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Fiegert, Nigel | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Francis, Fabian | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Ginever, Tim | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Tredrea, Warren | 1 | 0 | R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, John | 12 | 8 | -0- | 4 | R02-09, R11-14 |
| Williams, Stephen | 12 | 8 | -0- | 4 | R15-18, R20-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 06/04/1996 | Round 2 | Central District | HOME | LOSS | CDIS by 27 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 13/04/1996 | Round 3 | Woodville-West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 5 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/04/1996 | Round 4 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 64 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/04/1996 | Round 5 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 22 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 04/05/1996 | Round 6 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 88 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 11/05/1996 | Round 7 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADL by 49 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 18/05/1996 | Round 8 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 18 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/05/1996 | Round 9 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 40 | John Cahill | unknown |
| Round 10 | BYE | ||||||
| 08/06/1996 | Round 11 | Central District | HOME | LOSS | CDIS by 21 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 15/06/1996 | Round 12 | Woodville-West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WVWT by 21 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 22/06/1996 | Round 13 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 71 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 06/07/1996 | Round 14 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 55 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 14/07/1996 | Round 15 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 74 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 20/07/1996 | Round 16 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 40 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 27/07/1996 | Round 17 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 2 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 03/08/1996 | Round 18 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 84 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| Round 19 | BYE | ||||||
| 17/08/1996 | Round 20 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 10 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 24/08/1996 | Round 21 | Woodville-West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 33 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 31/08/1996 | Round 22 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 58 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 07/09/1996 | Round 23 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 9 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 15/09/1996 | Qualifying Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 13 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 22/09/1996 | Semi Final | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 24 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 29/09/1996 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 4 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 06/10/1996 | Grand Final | Central District | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 36 | Stephen Williams | Tim Ginever |